# Claim 17

Judge Timothy J. Kelly granted CNN's motion for a temporary restraining order on November 16, 2018.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: Judge Timothy J. Kelly granted CNN's motion for a temporary restraining order on November 16, 2018.
- Field: decided_on
- Value: 2018-11-16
- About: [case cnn-v-trump-2018](https://thewaronnews.com/cases/cnn-v-trump-2018)
- Source: Judge reinstates Acosta press pass. https://freedom.press/issues/judge-reinstates-acosta-press-pass/
- Publisher: Freedom of the Press Foundation
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2018-11-16

## Quotation from the source

> Federal Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the Trump administration on Friday to temporarily reinstate CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta's press credentials.

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